1986Final results
1986 election for California Assembly District 77
California State Assembly · California
Larry Stirling (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Smelko (D) by 47.9 points.
Larry StirlingRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.0%66,369
Bill SmelkoDemocrat
26.0%23,373
89,742 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET